Tag: Authorities

NIRA to Launch National ID Mass Renewal and Enrollment in Mid-April 2025

In a move to ensure a smooth transition into the mass renewal and enrollment of National Identification Cards (IDs), the Government of Uganda has announced the extension of ID validity by one year, effective August 2025. This...

President Museveni Appoints Arthur Mugyenyi new ISO Boss

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Crime

Armed Gangs Target Travelers on Masaka-Kyotera-Mutukula Road

On August 24, 2024, Pulinali Semanda, a businessman in Kalisizo, was ambushed and robbed of UGX 150 million shortly after withdrawing cash from Centenary Bank. The robbery was executed by armed men who held Semanda at gunpoint with an AK-47 rifle while one of the suspects took the money from his car. Following extensive investigations, police arrested several suspects involved in this robbery on September 6, 2024.

Agriculture

Museveni Unveils Uganda’s Economic Growth, Coffee Sector Expansion

Despite fierce opposition and extensive debates in recent months, the National Coffee Amendment Bill 2024 was approved during the plenary sitting on Wednesday, 6 November 2024.

Crime

Law Enforcers Nab Mbale City Engineer over Authorization for...

The ongoing fight and crackdown on corruption is aimed at creating a corruption-free country in Uganda, a move geared by President Museveni to crush all corrupt officials engaged in illegal activities that deter economic progress in Uganda.

Crime